in the wake of richmond ' s death . in 1990 , a few months after richmond ' s death , washington television station w ##j ##la @ - @ tv and reporter roberta bas ##kin reported that dr . forest ten ##nant , who was then the national football league ' s drug adviser , " fa ##ls ##ified drug tests " that ultimately helped short ##en richmond ' s nascar career . bas ##kin reported that sealed court documents and interviews showed ten ##nant and nascar used " allegedly false drug @ - @ test results in 1988 to bar richmond from racing " . bas ##kin also stated that nascar had targeted richmond , requesting that ten ##nant establish a substance @ - @ abuse
in the wake of richmond's death. in 1990, a few months after richmond's death, washington television station wjla @ - @ tv and reporter roberta baskin reported that dr. forest tennant, who was then the national football league's drug adviser, " falsified drug tests " that ultimately helped shorten richmond's nascar career. baskin reported that sealed court documents and interviews showed tennant and nascar used " allegedly false drug @ - @ test results in 1988 to bar richmond from racing ". baskin also stated that nascar had targeted richmond, requesting that tennant establish a substance @ - @ abuse